Fall Restaurant Preview: Murasaki

Masao (just call me Umi) Umezaki, a veteran of Ichi Riki, NyackÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s original Japanese restaurant, went on to open the highly regarded Hikaru Sushi in Orangeburg. HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s returning to Nyack with Murasaki Japanese Restaurant, set to open at the end of October in the spot where the Zoo Bar used to be. He promises that the restaurant will be very traditional, tatami mats and all.
138 Main St., Nyack. 845-358-3222.

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Liz Johnson is content strategist for The Journal News and lohud.com, and the founding editor of lohudfood, formerly know as Small Bites. As food editor, she won awards from the New York News Publishers Association, the Association of Food Journalists and the Associated Press. She lives in Nyack with her husband and daughter on a tiny suburban lot they call their farm — with fruit trees, an herb garden, and a yardful of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, shallots, cucumbers, zucchini, radishes, cabbage, peppers, Brussels sprouts and carrots and four big blueberry bushes.